Alluttoq Island

Alluttoq

Abandoned buildings in Ataa on the eastern coast
Alluttoq Island Location within Greenland
Geography
Location	Disko Bay
Coordinates	69°44′30″N 51°08′00″W / 69.74167°N 51.13333°W / 69.74167; -51.13333Coordinates: 69°44′30″N 51°08′00″W / 69.74167°N 51.13333°W / 69.74167; -51.13333
Area	655 km2 (253 sq mi)
Country
Greenland
Municipality	Qaasuitsup

Alluttoq Island (Danish: Arveprinsen Ejland) is a large (655 km² (252.9 sq mi)), uninhabited^[1] island in the Qaasuitsup municipality in western Greenland, located in the northern part of Disko Bay, in the outlet of the Sullorsuaq Strait, east of Disko Island.^[2]

Settlement

Ataa, located on the eastern coast of the island, is an abandoned settlement, with the last families leaving the village around 1960. The closest populated settlements are Qeqertaq in the northeast, on an island off the shore of Nuussuaq Peninsula−and Oqaatsut in the southeast, on the mainland.

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